Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Byantra Nabin Sangha, Joydeb Kundu Lane, Central Howrah : Kashmir's Apple Garden would entertain you on this 51 year's Durga puja. Kasundia Chatro Sangha, Subal Koley Lane, Central Howrah : They will decorate the puja pandal with the depiction of Rabindranath's famous poem 'Haat'. Sabuj Jatri, Acharjee Para, Howrah : It is their platinum jubilee year and the theme of this year is, Durga puja of old aristocratic families. Models of babu bibi culture would also be there. The pandal would be like a nat mandir. The clay artist is Mohan Banshi Rudra Paul. Khurut Sarbojanin Durgotsab, Khagendra Nath Mitra Lane, Central Howrah : Theme- clay dolls of rural culture. The main pandal will be made of leaves of hogla. Theme-maker Asim Panja. Chittaranjan Smriti Mandir, Kadamtala, Central Howrah : This 63 year's puja would be of traditional. Olabibitala Sarbojanin Durgotsab Committee : environmental awareness is the theme of this puja. Nilratan Mukherjee Road...

Durga Puja - 50 days to go. So, the artist of Kumortuli is busy to prepare the idol of goddess Durga. -- A. B.

It is the picture of 10 ft high 'Rakta-Beej' demon under progress by iron rods and pieces of tins, the demon will carry weapons of cloaning - structure of DNA. Malpractice of it may endanger the life. So, the theme of Shib Mandir this year is : 'Stop human cloaning'. Theme-maker: Subrata Bandyopadhyay. -- A. B.

The festival of colours 'Holi' on 9 March. So, the preparation of colours are going on in Kolkata. -- A. B.

The touch of colours before to prepare the idol ready for the puja. -- A. B.

Clay models of goddess Saraswati now under preparation. Here are few images kept in open air to dry by the help of sunlight.-- A. B.

Saraswati puja - next Saturday. Clay idols are being prepared to deliver timely. -- A. B.

A puja committee of Khidirpur, preparing the pandal for ensuing Durga Puja. -- A. B.

The city's Salt Lake FD Block Puja committee preparing 52 feet Durga. -- A. B.

Colours are ready, pandals are busy with the decoration, but the artists of Kumortuli now busy to make images of Vishwakarma as coming 18th September is the Vishwakarma Puja. So, from next Sunday, the artists of clay images will back to finish clay models of goddess Durga. -- A. B.

Sinthi Youth Athletic Club of Kolkata decided to erect their puja pandal based on an ancient Durga temple situated near Vijaynagar of south India. Santoshpur Trikon Park of Kolkata this year chosen 'Ananda' (the joy) as their puja theme. They're creating a flower - the symbol of joy. -- A. B.

Theme 'Dakshineswar temple' may be one of the best attraction of Kolkata's Durga Puja this year. Singhi Park - the famous puja of the city of joy taking the remarkable job to create the theme of famous Kali temple of Dakshineswar. The height of the temple will be the only difference with the original due to obligation of height limits by the administration. When Rani Rasmoni completed the temple in the year 1855, the total cost was 1000 INR and in 2011, Singhi Park making the replica of this temple in a tune of 40 lakh INR but they assured that one can feel it as original. The image of goddess Durga will conventional 'Ek chala' with a height of 22 feet. And the maker of this image - Pradip Rudra Paul, son of Mohanbanshi Rudra Paul, said that he is making this image by the concept of first Durga image of the year 1604 in Bengal. -- A. B.

The sky of Kolkata and suburbs remaining cloudy since the beginning of this month and it is raining also now and then. Therefore, the artists of Kumortuli are anxious about the time limit of ensuing Durga Puja. The images of goddess Durga must be prepared within this month, but they're facing problems about the open air drying of the clay models. They compelled to cover the images with plastic blankets. But it takes time to dry the models. Hence, Kumortuli praying for sunny days - at least, upto Durga Puja. -- A. B.

One of the organiser of Durga Puja this year - Naktala of Kolkata, preparing the image of goddess Durga with 'pittal' and mehgoni woods. -- A. B.

The artist at Kumortuli in Kolkata busy with 'Shola' work for the decoration of puja pandals. -- A. B.

Durga Puja - 39 days to go. Craftsman of Kumortuli preparing the clay image of goddess Durga, in Kolkata. -- A. B.

Durga Puja - just 40 days to go. The artist preparing the clay model of goddess Durga at Kumortuli in Kolkata. -- A. B.